Wikipedia : History of India

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The archaeological record in India (encompassing the territory of the modern nations of the Republic of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) shows first traces of Homo sapiens from ca. 34,000 years ago. Bronze Age civilization emerges contemporary to the civilizations of the Ancient Near East, from circa 3300 BC, with the Indus Valley Civilization reaching its mature phase from around 2600 BC.

The Vedic period in the Iron Age saw the rise of major kingdoms known as the Mahajanapadas, in which Mahavira and Gautama Buddha were born during the 6th century BC. The Indian subcontinent was first united under the Maurya Empire during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. After the collapse of the Maurya Empire in the 2nd century BC, numerous kingdoms were formed. Medieval India saw a series of Muslim conquests since the 7th century. Most of the Indian subcontinent was later unified again under the Mughal Empire in the 16th and 17th centuries. After the collapse of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century, most of India was conquered by the British East India Company in the 19th century. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, India was ruled by the British Raj from 1858.

India regained independence in 1947, after being partitioned into the Republic of India and Pakistan. The two nations immediately engaged in wafare, with East Pakistan gaining independence as Bangladesh in 1971 after the Bangladesh Liberation War. See History of the Republic of India, History of Pakistan and History of Bangladesh for the post-1947 history of the individual states.

History of South Asia History of India
Stone Age	70,000–3300 BC
· Mehrgarh Culture	· 7000–3300 BC
Indus Valley Civilization	3300–1700 BC
Late Harappan Culture	1700–1300 BC
Vedic Period	1500–500 BC
· Iron Age Kingdoms	· 1200–700 BC
Maha Janapadas	700–300 BC
Magadha Kingdom	1700 BC–AD 550
· Maurya Empire	· 321–184 BC
Middle Kingdoms	230 BC–AD 1279
· Satavahana Empire	· 230 BC–AD 199
· Kushan Empire	· 60–240
· Gupta Empire	· 240–550
· Pala Empire	· 750–1174
· Chola Empire	· 848–1279
Islamic Sultanates	1206–1596
· Delhi Sultanate	· 1206–1526
· Deccan Sultanates	· 1490–1596
Hoysala Empire	1040–1346
Kakatiya Empire	1083–1323
Vijayanagara Empire	1336–1565
Mughal Empire	1526–1707
Maratha Empire	1674–1818
Sikh Empire	1799–1849
Colonial Era	1757–1947
Modern States	1947 onwards
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• 1 The Stone Age
  • 1.1 The Paleolithic era
  • 1.2 The Mesolithic era
  • 1.3 The Neolithic era
• 2 The Bronze Age
  • 2.1 Indus Valley Civilization
  • 2.2 Vedic Civilization
• 3 The 16 Mahajanapadas of the Iron Age
  • 3.1 Kuru kingdom
  • 3.2 Gandhara kingdom
  • 3.3 Kosala kingdom
  • 3.4 Anga kingdom
  • 3.5 Kalinga kingdom
• 4 Persian and Greek invasion
  • 4.1 Achaemenid Empire
  • 4.2 Alexander's Empire
  • 4.3 Greco-Buddhist period
• 5 The Magadha empire
  • 5.1 Haryanka dynasty
  • 5.2 Shishunaga dynasty
  • 5.3 Nanda dynasty
  • 5.4 Maurya dynasty
  • 5.5 Sunga dynasty
  • 5.6 Kanva dynasty
• 6 Early middle kingdoms — the golden age
  • 6.1 Satavahana empire
  • 6.2 Kuninda kingdom
  • 6.3 Pandyas, Cholas and Cheras
    • 6.3.1 Chola empire
  • 6.4 Kushan empire
  • 6.5 Western Kshatrapas
  • 6.6 Gupta dynasty
  • 6.7 White Hun invasion
  • 6.8 Kalabhras
• 7 Northwestern hybrid cultures
  • 7.1 Indo-Greeks
  • 7.2 Indo-Scythians
  • 7.3 Indo-Parthians
  • 7.4 Indo-Sassanians
• 8 Late Middle Kingdoms — the classical age
  • 8.1 Harsha's empire
  • 8.2 The Chalukyas and Pallavas
  • 8.3 Pratiharas, Palas, and Rashtrakutas
  • 8.4 The Rajputs
  • 8.5 Hoysalas, Kakatiyas, southern Kalachuris, Seuna Yadavas
  • 8.6 Shahi kingdom
  • 8.7 Vijayanagar empire
• 9 The Islamic sultanates
  • 9.1 Delhi sultanate
• 10 The Mughal era
  • 10.1 Mughal empire
• 11 The Maratha Empire
• 12 Post-Mughal regional kingdoms
  • 12.1 The Kingdom of Mysore
  • 12.2 The Hyderabad State
  • 12.3 The Punjab
  • 12.4 Afghanistan
  • 12.5 Gorkha kingdom
• 13 Colonial era
  • 13.1 Trade-Post rule
    • 13.1.1 French factories/trade posts
  • 13.2 The British Raj
  • 13.3 The Indian Independence movement
• 14 Post-1947 history of the subcontinent
• 15 References
• 16 Further reading
• 17 See also
• 18 External links

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